whats the correct block number is it 837950
Mine synced ok this morning and then now showing 857 blocks remaining
I think steve is going to have to release another update... This also happened to me when i deleted peers.dat.
I have since recovered the new peers.dat file and replaced it with the old one and it works again. So I guess it's still trying to connect you to ''bad peers''
It seems to happen when there's the slightest disruption in your local network also.
Alright I hadn't noticed! it hasn't tried to load the other chain since several days now

I had this issue back on 2.02 I think, but I guess I just got lucky that i stayed on the main chain and my peers.dat didn't get any bad peers.
Does staking still work for you guys or is it constantly trying to sync?
It's still having a bit of trouble. If I can keep a stable connection it works well, otherwise it can get stuck in an endless syncing cycle. Reloading the wallet seems to fix the trouble until my connection gets the hiccups. My network isn't 100% stable, cheap cables, heh.